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Ever found yourself constantly connecting and disconnecting your regular VPN just to SSH into your own server? I certainly did. It was a daily annoyance: fire up the privacy VPN (like ProtonVPN in my case) for general browsing, then disconnect it because my server, secured by firewall rules allowing only specific IPs,...

Level: IntermediateEnvironment: Oracle Cloud ARM VM, Ubuntu 24.04, Docker, Caddy (non-Docker), Cloudflare Introduction: What is RedPanda and Why Should Analytics Engineers/Data Scientists Care? In the world of data, moving information quickly and reliably is crucial. Enter RedPanda, a modern streaming data platform designed for simplicity and performance. Think of it as a Kafka-compatible alternative, but...

Running data pipelines often requires a robust orchestrator like Apache Airflow. Setting it up on modern ARM-based cloud infrastructure, such as Oracle Cloud’s Ampere A1 instances, can be efficient and cost-effective. This guide walks you through installing Apache Airflow using Docker Compose on an Ubuntu 24.04 ARM VM, using Caddy...

Airbyte is a powerful open-source data integration platform, allowing you to sync data between various sources and destinations. Self-hosting Airbyte gives you full control over your data pipelines. This guide walks through installing Airbyte on an Oracle Cloud ARM Ampere VM running Ubuntu 24.04, making it accessible via a secure...